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and president bush. mr. obama also stood by his beleaguered attorney general, eric holder, for the justice department's unprecedented decision to subpoena associated press phone records as part of their investigation into national security leaks. >> he's an outstanding attorney general, and he does his job with integrity, and i expect he will continue to do so. >> reporter: and as for benghazi, the president tried to turn the debate away from how it was handled to how to prevent another attack in the future. >> i've directed the defense department to ensure that our military can respond lightning quick in times of crisis, but we're not going to be able to do this alone. we're going to need congress as a partner. >> reporter: this week's swirl of controversies has some comparing obama to an unpopular former president. >> how do you feel of comparisons by your critics to this week's scandals to those that happened under the nixon administration? >> i'll let you guys engage this those comparisons, and you c
and president bush. mr. obama also stood by his beleaguered attorney general, eric holder, for the justice department's unprecedented decision to subpoena associated press phone records as part of their investigation into national security leaks. >> he's an outstanding attorney general, and he does his job with integrity, and i expect he will continue to do so. >> reporter: and as for benghazi, the president tried to turn the debate away from how it was handled to how to prevent...
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bush and barack obama. ok austin i go back to you in washington i came across a number of one of these i want to do this program because in the media there's comparisons because of the poll numbers between barack obama and george bush and it's been said here barack obama's you keep your health care is compared to bush's iraq. weapons of mass destruction in iraq would you find them equivalent. not necessarily because i think that bush george every bush is someone who is probably more led astray by the neoconservatives in his cabinet he doesn't strike me as the type of sort of evil plotter that a lot of people assumed him to be remember donald rumsfeld dick cheney those people have been in the government for years before judge george i.v. bush ever was the governor of texas so i would like to say that if you're looking at the present the two presidents and their statements one about health care the other about iraq george w. bush it was probably based on false intelligence and barack obama he's either an idio
bush and barack obama. ok austin i go back to you in washington i came across a number of one of these i want to do this program because in the media there's comparisons because of the poll numbers between barack obama and george bush and it's been said here barack obama's you keep your health care is compared to bush's iraq. weapons of mass destruction in iraq would you find them equivalent. not necessarily because i think that bush george every bush is someone who is probably more led astray...
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bush. casey stegall reports from dallas. emotions ran high at today's ceremony. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama, president george w. bush. >>reporter: all living former presidents on hand for the dedication of the george w. bush presidential center, including the 41st president and proud father, george h.w. bush. >> it's a great pleasure to be here to honor our son, our oldest son, and this is very special for barbara and me. >>reporter: president obama also in attendance, paying tribute to the man he followed into office. >> the first thing i found in that desk the day i took office was a letter from george, and one that demonstrated his compassion and his generosity. >>reporter: bush emotional in his address to the large crowd gathered in police released this photo of the man they say robbed a bank of america branch in elcamino reale just before 1:30 yesterday. they say he passed a threatening note and displayed the handle of a gun in his waistband. he's described as a white man in
bush. casey stegall reports from dallas. emotions ran high at today's ceremony. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, barack obama, president george w. bush. >>reporter: all living former presidents on hand for the dedication of the george w. bush presidential center, including the 41st president and proud father, george h.w. bush. >> it's a great pleasure to be here to honor our son, our oldest son, and this is very special for barbara and me....
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i have to be knowledgeable to respond to questions that president obama has, as i did for president bush. that means making certain my organization puts me in a position to respond to that. the other area i have not done as good a job is on bringing in information technology. early on, we were putting in new case management system in. i did not ask the hard questions. i was told we had a system that would go in july. we would flip a switch. in the back of my mind, i wondered how that would happen. on the one hand, you have technologists or geeks who know how to do this. then you have the people know and understand the business practices. the challenge is to approve the business practice, bring on new technology, utilize people who know the technology but not the business practices. i realized i have to be much more involved. they have to convince me that what is happening is right for it to go forward. the two areas where i spend substantial time during the day are terrorism and information technology. >> you mentioned briefing two presidents you have worked closely with. we do have ques
i have to be knowledgeable to respond to questions that president obama has, as i did for president bush. that means making certain my organization puts me in a position to respond to that. the other area i have not done as good a job is on bringing in information technology. early on, we were putting in new case management system in. i did not ask the hard questions. i was told we had a system that would go in july. we would flip a switch. in the back of my mind, i wondered how that would...
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bush, bill clinton and president obama are scheduled to attend today's ceremony. held in front of the brick and limestone complex laura bush helped design. there are also many statues on display, including this one, the 43rd president commissioned of father and son. >> i wouldn't be sitting here without his unconditional love. and it gives me great comfort to know that he will be by my side for eternity. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to brandi there. all of the living former presidents will be there today, as will some of their family members, including jeb bush and hillary clinton, two possible contenders for the white house in 2016. an interesting day, indeed. and we'll have more from mr. bush and his newest hobby, coming up. >> his newest hobby. pretty fascinating. >> yes, it is. >>> let's look at the weather across the nation. could be in for a wet morning along the east coast. heavy rain in the carolinas. showers possible in kansas. rain in southern texas and along the eastern great lakes. snowshowers in northern michigan. >> a str
bush, bill clinton and president obama are scheduled to attend today's ceremony. held in front of the brick and limestone complex laura bush helped design. there are also many statues on display, including this one, the 43rd president commissioned of father and son. >> i wouldn't be sitting here without his unconditional love. and it gives me great comfort to know that he will be by my side for eternity. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, dallas. >> our thanks to brandi...
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bush, jimmy carter, bill clinton and president obama. first lady laura bush shared what her husband hoped the center will stand for. >> george did not want this to be a monument to himself. he said that from the very beginning. because he thinks that if it's based on one personality, it becomes less an less relevant over time. but if it is based on the principles that we believe are the most important for our country then it can stay relevant. >> this comes as a new poll shows the public with a kinder gentler view of the president four years after he left office. in october 2008, 23% approval rating than when he left in '09, the lowest of any departing press since nixon. now nearly 47% of americans approve of w's performance, saying absence makes the hard grow fonder. apparently. not this heart. but let's bring in joan walsh, "salon"'s editor at large. so joan, you talk about how the separation here with make the heart grow fonder, right? and clearly then the numbers back it up it a certain point but i was struck by the fact we are watch
bush, jimmy carter, bill clinton and president obama. first lady laura bush shared what her husband hoped the center will stand for. >> george did not want this to be a monument to himself. he said that from the very beginning. because he thinks that if it's based on one personality, it becomes less an less relevant over time. but if it is based on the principles that we believe are the most important for our country then it can stay relevant. >> this comes as a new poll shows the...
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. >>> president obama took his bush for tougher gun control laws to minneapolis today. a city they used to call murder-apolis back in the '90s before an aggressive push there to curb gun violence brought the homicide rate down with juvenile violent crime rates also dropping sharply. the president is calling on congress to pass that expansion of background checks, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and a ban on new assault weapons. >>> a lot of americans have read the book called "american sniper," written by former navy s.e.a.l. chris kyle, often referred to as america's best and deadliest sniper during his war-time deployments overseas. chris kyle was killed this weekend in texas after he and a friend took a troubled fellow marine veteran for an outing at a shooting range. we get the story tonight from nbc's jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: as a navy s.e.a.l. sniper in iraq, chris kyle was so feared, the enemy called him the devil of ramadi and put an $80,000 on his head. >> it gave me pride knowing i put fear in the mind of the terrorists and made them fearful
. >>> president obama took his bush for tougher gun control laws to minneapolis today. a city they used to call murder-apolis back in the '90s before an aggressive push there to curb gun violence brought the homicide rate down with juvenile violent crime rates also dropping sharply. the president is calling on congress to pass that expansion of background checks, limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines and a ban on new assault weapons. >>> a lot of americans have read the...
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the obama administration. we have done everything we can through to administration's to ensure stability in afghanistan so we don't have what happens prior to 9/11, a failed, unstable state where al qaeda has been able to go and train. we want to have a governed area that will prevent things like that from happening. but it is just a very difficult part of the world right now. host: denise from florida on our line for democrats. you are on with john bellinger. caller: i was just going to sit that i think that john bellinger is a very intelligent man. guest: thank you. caller: i think you are very correct about the tea party conservatives shutting down the government. let's not mention the nuts on the news. the second, and i would like to make is about president obama. racism is alive and well in this country. everything that president obama attempts to do, the republican somehow organize it into a crisis. yet,nk he hasn't said that but i think you will see that in the history books later on. host: denise from
the obama administration. we have done everything we can through to administration's to ensure stability in afghanistan so we don't have what happens prior to 9/11, a failed, unstable state where al qaeda has been able to go and train. we want to have a governed area that will prevent things like that from happening. but it is just a very difficult part of the world right now. host: denise from florida on our line for democrats. you are on with john bellinger. caller: i was just going to sit...
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>> president obama went after people and places and things that they didn't do prior to the obama administration. >> they were doing the same thing. you are being a hypocrit because bush isn't in power. you are juching ajumping all ov >> you couldn't have congress approve of this without the patriot act. it opened the door for obama to exploit the patriot act. >> you are going after obama. that is what you want. >> i want to go to what's his name, fbi guy hearing. this is what he had to say. if this program existed prior to 9/11 and then i want to go to kimberly and maybe dana. i don't know. >> the intelligence agencies had identified an al qaeda safe house in yemen. they understood that that al qaeda safehouse had a telephone number but could not know who was calling into that particular safehouse. we came to find out afterwards that the person who had called into that safehouse was in the united states in san diego. if we had had this program in place at the time we would have been able to identify that particular telephone number in san diego and interrogations once identified could have been
>> president obama went after people and places and things that they didn't do prior to the obama administration. >> they were doing the same thing. you are being a hypocrit because bush isn't in power. you are juching ajumping all ov >> you couldn't have congress approve of this without the patriot act. it opened the door for obama to exploit the patriot act. >> you are going after obama. that is what you want. >> i want to go to what's his name, fbi guy hearing....
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bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events of tomorrow behind the scenes lots of activity to try to shape that. >> it's the first time that we've seen that attempt and frankly there is nobody more interested in how this goes than jeb. if this improves at all and i know there's some polling out there, "the washington post,"/abc, i have doubts about how they ask the question. bush is a net negative. does he improve? we'll have more tomorrow. he tries to take it on. these are controversial issues. iraq, afghanistan, katrina, and wall street bailout. they try to take it on. >> he's starting to do the rollout himself
bush, there wouldn't be a president obama. let's be pointblank right there. >> one of the things that people find so appealing about president obama is in these big moments being able to capture that historical significance. you'll see that on display tomorrow. frankly, for the bush family, for president bush in particular, this is really the beginning of this first draft of history that's going to be written about his administration. what we see are the events of tomorrow behind the...
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bush, 41 and you'll have the current president and mrs. obama. a big day as you look ought over the lectern there will be people from around the world and the country in a packed area. millions will be watching around the world on this dedication of the library. special report continues after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] purpose elevates what we do. raises it to a more meaningful place. makes us live what we do, love what we do and fills our work with rewarding possibility. aarp connects you to a community of experienced workers and has tools to help you find what you're good at. an ally for real possibilities. aarp. go to aarp.org/possibilities. >>> whatever jurors were expecting from the defense in the murder trial of a philadelphia abortion doctor, what they got today wasn't it. correspondent shannon breen has a report which contains some disturbing material. >> reporter: an unexpected development today as the defense rested in the kermit goznel case without presenting a single witness. the surprising move came off the prosecution came af
bush, 41 and you'll have the current president and mrs. obama. a big day as you look ought over the lectern there will be people from around the world and the country in a packed area. millions will be watching around the world on this dedication of the library. special report continues after the break. ♪ [ male announcer ] purpose elevates what we do. raises it to a more meaningful place. makes us live what we do, love what we do and fills our work with rewarding possibility. aarp connects...
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laura bush had a big hand in its design. it's been more than four years since the first couple left the white house. they are now grandparents. john king talked to them inside the new library. >> mr. president, mrs. bush, thank you for your time. congratulations this is a beautiful place. >> thank you very much. >> she's a beautiful child. >> interesting time of life. >> it is. >> i want to spend most of our time on the lessons we will learn when we visit this place over the years. as the man who was commander in chief on 9/11, what went through your mind when you heard explosions at the finish line of the boston marathon? >> i was reminded that evil exists and that there are people in the world who are willing to kill innocent people to advance a cause. i don't know what this cause is. but we'll find out. during the same week in a town close to us in crawford, a plant exploded. and both incidents reminded me of how fragile life can be for some. and both incidents, you know, made us weep knowing that somebody was hurting a l
laura bush had a big hand in its design. it's been more than four years since the first couple left the white house. they are now grandparents. john king talked to them inside the new library. >> mr. president, mrs. bush, thank you for your time. congratulations this is a beautiful place. >> thank you very much. >> she's a beautiful child. >> interesting time of life. >> it is. >> i want to spend most of our time on the lessons we will learn when we visit...
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bush's library. we saw president obama talk about his own future presidential library. let's take a listen. [video clip] ine have suggested we put it my birthplace, but i would rather keep it in the united states. [laughter] did anybody not see that joke coming? , maybe dick morris. an excerpt from the president's speech at last night's white house correspondents' dinner. terry is in maryland on the democrats' line. caller: i love your show. i have watched the white house correspondents' dinner many times in my 67 years. i thought last night was the very best. the president and conan were fabulous, and i love the way they ended them, both of them. some of the republicans calling and i think is sour grapes because they did not win last time. but i love c-span, and the president and conan were wonderful. the best white house correspondents' dinner probably ever seen, and thanks a lot. host: independent call, new york. caller: >> i just want to point out that the whole thing the americanhat people no longer have any media to trust. is all about entertainment. they all brin
bush's library. we saw president obama talk about his own future presidential library. let's take a listen. [video clip] ine have suggested we put it my birthplace, but i would rather keep it in the united states. [laughter] did anybody not see that joke coming? , maybe dick morris. an excerpt from the president's speech at last night's white house correspondents' dinner. terry is in maryland on the democrats' line. caller: i love your show. i have watched the white house correspondents' dinner...
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. >> looking ahead at the bush library dedication, can you characterize what president obama's relationship is with george w. bush? that there is and he believes there is a special bond between those who have served their country from the oval office. there is no job like it. there are very few in our history that have held it, and there are, fortunately, a number of living former presidents, and the president looks forward to meeting with all of them. he is firmly of the view that every one of his ancestors that he will be -- predecessors that he will be seeing in dallas approach their job trying to do the best for the country, they all loved their country, are all patriots and made policy decisions they still what they thought was the right thing to do. >> how much is he relied on mr. bush for any advice? how often are they in touch? >> i will not get into private conversations the president has had with any of his predecessors except to say he looks forward to the event and he had a nice conversation with former president george w. bush when he was here for the portrait unveiling, but be
. >> looking ahead at the bush library dedication, can you characterize what president obama's relationship is with george w. bush? that there is and he believes there is a special bond between those who have served their country from the oval office. there is no job like it. there are very few in our history that have held it, and there are, fortunately, a number of living former presidents, and the president looks forward to meeting with all of them. he is firmly of the view that every...
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george bush can go say don't mess with texas. obama can say don't mess with black children. >> tarra, i am going to turn you loose. >> i looked at this with great sadness as i watched it unfold from my officer in washington. how dare the president of the united states lower himself to the same level of the race merchants who are out here trying to gin up race relations that is inaccurate. and this is beneath the office of the president so. he is the president of the united states. he ran as a man who transcended race. no one talked about him as a black man. this was a missed opportunity for him to say, you know what, this case was not about race. it was about the rule of law. actually he is not have commented. >> he's not the president of just black people. >> no, he was not. >> he is the black president. >> he was a president of black people yesterday afternoon. >> he is a black president. and he had something to say about this and i don't think to say it is not right to peek about it. >> i think it was beneath the office of the
george bush can go say don't mess with texas. obama can say don't mess with black children. >> tarra, i am going to turn you loose. >> i looked at this with great sadness as i watched it unfold from my officer in washington. how dare the president of the united states lower himself to the same level of the race merchants who are out here trying to gin up race relations that is inaccurate. and this is beneath the office of the president so. he is the president of the united states....
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bush, to be fair about it. what do you think? >> that system is unique. and you have to rise to the top and be able to manage this and articulate this with your position. and i don't think -- lou: have you seen anyone better than her? >> i do not think so. >> the only thing that is comparable was winston churchill, her great friend. absolutely, she was a great communicator and she took consultative policy issues and translated them into simple terms that voters could understand. lou: as you point out, as you look at lessons on leadership with the conservatives here, there is all this talk and a subsets on every issue that has a subtext in both parties are saying that we are in decline and china is rising and things are tough in the new normal is that we are not going to grow the economy and 20 million people can just write themselves off because we don't have faith in the government and we don't have time to really worry about our fellow citizens having an opportunity and we will just write a check and make thi
bush, to be fair about it. what do you think? >> that system is unique. and you have to rise to the top and be able to manage this and articulate this with your position. and i don't think -- lou: have you seen anyone better than her? >> i do not think so. >> the only thing that is comparable was winston churchill, her great friend. absolutely, she was a great communicator and she took consultative policy issues and translated them into simple terms that voters could...
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president obama spoke in the memorial. the new george w. bush
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what lessons did did you learn, did president bush learn, that you hope president obama takes into can account? >> i think the lessons are really tough, you see, and very difficult. and i think the trouble is the lessons themselves are subject to great and heated debate. my view is that in the end the whole of the middle east and beyond is undergoing this period of huge transition where you have these dictatorial regimes whose time is up you. on the other hand, the battle for the future is between what i would call the modern minded types of people, the people who took to the streets first in egypt, who want what we want. but against them are various groups, islamist groups, that i'm afraid don't have the same concept, democracy or freedom that we do. and if any of them get hold of the potential to engage in mass destruction, we've got a huge problem on our hands. >> and look what we're dealing with in the united states, the boston bombings, the prospect of home grown terror. >> as we found in the uk. >> britain has a lot of lessons to share about that. >> no, are of course. and the fa
what lessons did did you learn, did president bush learn, that you hope president obama takes into can account? >> i think the lessons are really tough, you see, and very difficult. and i think the trouble is the lessons themselves are subject to great and heated debate. my view is that in the end the whole of the middle east and beyond is undergoing this period of huge transition where you have these dictatorial regimes whose time is up you. on the other hand, the battle for the future...
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look, president obama has said this. and president bush before him. the ultimate nightmare is the marriage of weapons of mass destruction and al qaeda. in syria, we're dangerously close to that happening. so we have to stop chemical weapons from being used. we have to stop them from falling into even worse hands. >> on pushing that line in the small number -- the small amount of sarin apparently used, i think that's really pushing that line. 245 that's really testing how far assad will go. and i think the issue of the number of people who have been killed, which is fairly small, is an issue for the administration. we're talking about weapons of mass destruction. this wasn't mass destruction. so, i think that's a game assad is playing that makes it more difficult for president obama. >> what would he would be hoping, congresswoman, he tries a few chemical weapons, america and the rest of the world doesn't respond, and that demoralizes the opposition. how far would you go to support more military action? >> no country in the region wants boots on the gr
look, president obama has said this. and president bush before him. the ultimate nightmare is the marriage of weapons of mass destruction and al qaeda. in syria, we're dangerously close to that happening. so we have to stop chemical weapons from being used. we have to stop them from falling into even worse hands. >> on pushing that line in the small number -- the small amount of sarin apparently used, i think that's really pushing that line. 245 that's really testing how far assad will...
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bush administration. he says the fbi must be independent of any outside political forces or interests. >> the fbi's reputation for integrity is a gift. given to every new employee by those who went before. but it is a gift that must be protected and earned every single day. >> during his time in the attorney general's office, he blocked senior bush administration officials from getting a controversial wire tapping program re-authorized. >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria is back in damascus on its latest raft of shuttle did moment see, trying to bring together outside in the conflict for peace talks in geneva rob matheson has the story. >> reporter: once more he faces what many would call a near impossible task. a return to damascus try to muster any enthusiasm for finding a way out of syria's crisis. it's not just a matter of getting two sides to the table. before that he has to try to knit together a fractured rebel opposition, much of which doesn't even wants to be involved. >> the intimate national c
bush administration. he says the fbi must be independent of any outside political forces or interests. >> the fbi's reputation for integrity is a gift. given to every new employee by those who went before. but it is a gift that must be protected and earned every single day. >> during his time in the attorney general's office, he blocked senior bush administration officials from getting a controversial wire tapping program re-authorized. >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria...
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bush presidential library. president obama's craigslist -- red line on syria has been crossed. now what if anything? ♪ u: nearly 10,000 people, including firefighters from all over texas gatred in waco to honor 14 people who died in last week's for was a plant explosion in the town of wt. president obama, texas governor rick perry headlining the event. the president told the crowd that no words adequately describes the courage of those who died, which include 121st responders. >> to the families and neighbors grappling with unbearable loss, we are here to say, you're not alone. you're not forgotten. we may not all live here in texas kumble we are neighbors, too. [applause] we are americans, too. and we stand with you, and we do not forget. lou: the president also flew over the town of west. doze of homes were destroyed, losses estimated at more than $100 million. the president also attended the wake of a ceremony after appearing at the dedication ceremony for george w. bush new presidentialibrary featuring all five living presidents at the presentation. it was often funny and
bush presidential library. president obama's craigslist -- red line on syria has been crossed. now what if anything? ♪ u: nearly 10,000 people, including firefighters from all over texas gatred in waco to honor 14 people who died in last week's for was a plant explosion in the town of wt. president obama, texas governor rick perry headlining the event. the president told the crowd that no words adequately describes the courage of those who died, which include 121st responders. >> to the...
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obama, therent have been 307 drone strikes. that is more than president bush did in his term in office. these road program has changed in 2010 -- the drone program has changed. there's been a push back the state department about are we losing the war in pakistan. , ais angering the pakistanis country with nuclear weapons, that is a huge price to pay. the cia has an ability to override the state department objections, but the large discussion has been one of the state department. i am thankful we are having this public discussion. there are a whole series of -- you've seen seen a decline in pakistan. there was only one drone strike in yemen owner we calculated there were somewhere between 467 and 674 casualties. all but six of them took place under president obama. , as thethe targets professor indicated? militant leaders are not being killed in any great number. 2% of casualties or people you could term leaders. it is an interesting development. what was initially started, i think, as a program that was targeting members of al
obama, therent have been 307 drone strikes. that is more than president bush did in his term in office. these road program has changed in 2010 -- the drone program has changed. there's been a push back the state department about are we losing the war in pakistan. , ais angering the pakistanis country with nuclear weapons, that is a huge price to pay. the cia has an ability to override the state department objections, but the large discussion has been one of the state department. i am thankful...
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bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan you mentioned john brennan and i want to ask you about him the future head of the cia what kind of a cia chief is he going to be in your opinion i think he's going to be somebody who will be extremely aggressive. and who will probably be comfortable. walking on the edge of the law you worked with him i did i worked with john brennan for many years and i know him pretty well mr kaplan you yourself supported torture before you were against it what happened what changed your position well let me correct you on that and this is something that that i think most americans missed in my original n.b.c. interview i was trying to draw a distinction between whether torture was right and wron
bush had john brennan who is president obama's new designee to be the cia director and until what a week ago or so was the deputy national security adviser was under president bush the director of the national counterterrorism center and up to his eyeballs in torture policy so even though we changed presidents there was really no change of intelligence advisors at least not on counterterrorism john brennan you mentioned john brennan and i want to ask you about him the future head of the cia...
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however, think about bush-cheney and think about obama administration. fbi under bush-cheney, would they have been -- would they have interrogated him? would they have brought him in and spent more time with tamerlan years ago in 2009 when they had his name on the list? when his name popped up on the list would they have gone after them, or was there pc stuff at work where the obama administration says, look, we are not going to go after him right now. he has been cleared. let's not take a look now and let's not follow him. my concern is the treatment of terror under obama is different than the treatment of terror under bush-cheney. obama doesn't want to call it terror. he wants to call it -- i don't know. >> the fort hood one was classified as workplace violence. i don't know if they would claim a do over on that one. greg, you talked about the fbi on saturday when we had our special show. as we have gone over the past two days, even this morning there was something that said that perhaps one of the airlines misspelled one of these characters' names. ts
however, think about bush-cheney and think about obama administration. fbi under bush-cheney, would they have been -- would they have interrogated him? would they have brought him in and spent more time with tamerlan years ago in 2009 when they had his name on the list? when his name popped up on the list would they have gone after them, or was there pc stuff at work where the obama administration says, look, we are not going to go after him right now. he has been cleared. let's not take a look...
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bush, and bill clinton, and joined george w. bush and barack obama at the white house. today, president obama said nobody can be completely ready for the oval office but it takes a leader willing to face the storm. >> that's what the leaders with whom i share the stage have all done. that's what president george w. bush chose to do. that's white i'm honored to be part of the celebration. mr. president forks your service, for your courage, for your sense of humor, and most of owl for your love of country, thank you very much. >> shepard: among the artifacts at the library, a piece of steel from the world trade center, even the container of chads from the recount in florida in the year 20. carl cameron if with us from the library. beautiful day in big d. >> lots of poignant moments. memories, and tremendous amount of shared mutual admiration. for george w. bush's part he made it clear with both self-deprecating humor and fairly pointed expressions of his determination, his discipline and his principles, that he hasn't lost an ounce of his optimism. listen. >> lead a count
bush, and bill clinton, and joined george w. bush and barack obama at the white house. today, president obama said nobody can be completely ready for the oval office but it takes a leader willing to face the storm. >> that's what the leaders with whom i share the stage have all done. that's what president george w. bush chose to do. that's white i'm honored to be part of the celebration. mr. president forks your service, for your courage, for your sense of humor, and most of owl for your...
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bush and laura bush there as well. you have hillary and president obama together. yet on the outside it appears as if she maybe wants to distance herself, i guess because of obama care. >> she has a high wire act she has to perform right now. because if she does run, she worked for the president. but yet she doesn't want to be associated with him if the health care rollout and the rest of this goes south. she has to balance what's good for her. and it doesn't look right now that being aligned with obama is that good for her. >> it's interesting, because i remember when i first started in journalism in the early '90s. we were talking about hillary care. it really does go all the way back to hillary clinton. but understandably now, with all of the debacle of the rollout, howard, she doesn't want to be associated with this. right? >> that is true. but at the same time, she doesn't want to alienate president obama's core supporters, particularly african-american voter who is she may need in 2016. james carville, long time clinton intimate, told me the other day no succ
bush and laura bush there as well. you have hillary and president obama together. yet on the outside it appears as if she maybe wants to distance herself, i guess because of obama care. >> she has a high wire act she has to perform right now. because if she does run, she worked for the president. but yet she doesn't want to be associated with him if the health care rollout and the rest of this goes south. she has to balance what's good for her. and it doesn't look right now that being...
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has there been any qualitative change since the obama administration came in compared to the bush administration? >> first of all, i do not think any of them opposed it. they would approach it by saying, you would be patriotic if you support us. because they were told it was legal, too. then of course they had to be given retroactive immunity for the kinds -- crimes they were committing. presidentobama and bush. it started with president bush. >> the differences in the administrations? >> the surveillance has increased, in fact. that they have assembled on the order of 20 trillion transactions about u.s. citizen with other u.s. citizens. >> and you are saying that this surveillance has increased? not only the targeting of whistle-blowers, like your colleague, who are actually indicted under the obama administration, the number of people who have been indicted is more than all presidents combined in the past. is to silenceit what is going on. data, they can target anyone they want. >> talk about utah. what is being built? >> a very large storage device, basically, for remote interrogation and pro
has there been any qualitative change since the obama administration came in compared to the bush administration? >> first of all, i do not think any of them opposed it. they would approach it by saying, you would be patriotic if you support us. because they were told it was legal, too. then of course they had to be given retroactive immunity for the kinds -- crimes they were committing. presidentobama and bush. it started with president bush. >> the differences in the...
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obama is worst in bushes they said was the worst ever or come out right and say obama is the worst ever. the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also posecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle onsoftware boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them. >> i'm paying for the microphone. i didn't ask whether they wanted me to see it these in my records unless the burden is on them and they can provide can't. what they're doing is telling us things that aren't true, finding it increasingly according to their e-mails. john: the e-mails told us about solyndra and the people who gave money who were getting it back. >> you wanted it, needed it, they don't want us to see what's going on until a carbon tax is enacted, for example. john: the apartment of justic
obama is worst in bushes they said was the worst ever or come out right and say obama is the worst ever. the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also posecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle onsoftware boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john:...
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in "the new york times," there is coverage of paying little cost for defying president obama's bush for gun control. where is the political fallout in this? guest: this is a very important issue that polarizes a lot of people, but if you look at just the politics it's very interesting. on one hand, you have a powerful national rifle association. but the fallout from this has been what do the gun control advocates do with this? there's been some confusion. they're going to be running ads in arkansas, a democrat who the voted against it, but general problem they seem to be having is that they do not have the kind of fired up masses you saw in the tea party movement in 2009-2010. is probably not going have to face hundreds if not thousands of angry people windigos outhouse on this issue, makes it harder for people trying to get gun control past. guest: i agree. it's only going to help your potential. host: from cq, this did not push the senate to pass a gun bill. the senate outcome may limit pressure on the house to act. where the intersection between polling and the political realities in
in "the new york times," there is coverage of paying little cost for defying president obama's bush for gun control. where is the political fallout in this? guest: this is a very important issue that polarizes a lot of people, but if you look at just the politics it's very interesting. on one hand, you have a powerful national rifle association. but the fallout from this has been what do the gun control advocates do with this? there's been some confusion. they're going to be running...
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[applause] >> thank you, president bush and mrs. bush, president obama and mrs. obama, president carter and mrs. carter. all of the representatives here and the other previous presidents. i told president obama that this was the latest example of the eternal struggle of former presidents to rewrite history. [laughter] i want to take my hat off to president bush for the beautiful library. the exhibits are great. it is inspiring. i congratulate him on the rating for the library. i want to say, mr. president, once again you have got the better of me and in the last few weeks. my library has a platinum leagues rating, but it was open for a few years before we could afford to achieve it. you have also beaten me to be a grandfather. [laughter] i congratulate you and laura for it. [applause] starting with my work with president george h w bush on the tsunami and the aftermath with katrina, people began to joke that i was becoming close with the bush family. i was becoming the black sheep son. my mother told me not to talk for too long. i will not let you down. [laughter
[applause] >> thank you, president bush and mrs. bush, president obama and mrs. obama, president carter and mrs. carter. all of the representatives here and the other previous presidents. i told president obama that this was the latest example of the eternal struggle of former presidents to rewrite history. [laughter] i want to take my hat off to president bush for the beautiful library. the exhibits are great. it is inspiring. i congratulate him on the rating for the library. i want to...
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. >> president obama is at the bush library today paying homage to president bush, but there is in his white house staffer is suggesting it is lessons learned, unfortunately, from president bush's presidency, in other words the false intelligence, erroneous intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in iraq that is informing this decision to be more cautious. is it not wise, is it not prudent to make sure, absolutely sure since the intelligence does vary? we heard secretary of state john kerry say he had spoken to benjamin netanyahu, prime minister of israel, who could not yet confirm the use of chemical weapons. is this not just prudence? >> well, we should have intervened long ago, whether bashir assad was using them or not. he slaughtered 80,000 people while we sat by and watched. it's been one of the most shameful chapters in american history. there is physical evidence, in fact the british stated that there is physical evidence that proves it. the french agree. the israeli intelligence people absolutely are certain. so it's different from an allegation without evidence of a we
. >> president obama is at the bush library today paying homage to president bush, but there is in his white house staffer is suggesting it is lessons learned, unfortunately, from president bush's presidency, in other words the false intelligence, erroneous intelligence about weapons of mass destruction in iraq that is informing this decision to be more cautious. is it not wise, is it not prudent to make sure, absolutely sure since the intelligence does vary? we heard secretary of state...
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obama is worst in bushes they said was the worst ever or come out right and say obama is the worst ever. the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also prosecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle on software boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john: maybe you're a busy body, the political enemy in the dow at you'd have this stuff. i don't blame them. >> i'm paying for the microphone. i didn't ask whether they wanted me to see it. these in my records unless the burden is on them and they can provide can't. what they'reoing is telling us things that aren't true, finding it increasingly according to their e-mails. john: the e-mails told us about solyndra and the people who gave money who were getting it back. >> you wanted it, needed it, they don't want us to see what's going on until a carbon tax is enacted, for example. john: the apartment of justi
obama is worst in bushes they said was the worst ever or come out right and say obama is the worst ever. the obama administration. john: he has rejected more freedom of information act requests than bush. >> also prosecuted more whistle-blowers including as by simply because they blew the whistle on software boondoggles and someone. obama is the worst threat comes to transparency ever. we know from their behavior is their hiding things that desperately don't want us to seek. now, -- john:...
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that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, how far do you want your government to go to protect you? how much of your privacy are you willing to give up? a heated debate on the big questions of the night. of eight princesses. i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help
that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>>...
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that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, how far do you want your government to go to protect you? how much of your privacy are you willing to give up? a heated debate on the big questions of the night. çñ >>> i'm a verizon customer. it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number, because what they're trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and individuals and who the hell they're calling. >> senator lindsey graham today defending the nsa. he's a frequent critic of the obama white house. this time he's on the president's side. the country grappling with the question how
that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>>...
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that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, how far do you want your government to go to protect you? how much of your privacy are you willing to give up? a heated debate on the big questions of the night. [ female announcer ] doctors trust calcium plus vitamin d to support strong bones. and the brand most recommended by... my doctor. my gynecologist. my pharmacist. citracal. citracal. [ female announcer ] you trust your doctor. doctors trust citracal. ♪ fly me to the moon ♪ let me play among the stars ♪ and let me see what spring is like ♪ ♪ on jupiter and mars ♪ in other words [ male announcer ] the classic is back. ♪ i love [
that barack obama, who knew something about constitutional law, would not only change bush's policies in a number of ways, but certainly with regard to civil liberties. i think it's fair to say that many of us are deeply disappointed that he did not end many of those programs and provide a lot more transparency than he has. >> you could argue he's right to say he would be different. he's worse. anyway, senator, thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thank you. >>>...
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even vice president biden, who i believe is much closer to president obama, than cheney and bush, i don't think biden will be playing basketball with barack obama on a constant basis after his presidency ends. so sometimes there is a natural tension and conflict. but certainly the relationship of the bush and cheney aren't best buddies. >> regarding how americans view bush today, there's been recent polls out there, mark, indicating that how they view him is improving. >> there are a couple of different polls out there. most recently washington post, abc poll, that showed that bush had an uptick in his approval ratings since he was president. however, tamron, a couple weeks ago, nbc wall street journal poll found that bush's favorable/unfavorable score is in negative territory, pretty much unchanged from 2010, so over the last three years. >> mark murray, thank you very much. an interesting scene tomorrow in texas. we wicarry it live. >> we'll be watching. >> yes, we will. >>> and doing something from the airline furloughs from the sequester. we will talk with congressman chris van hollan
even vice president biden, who i believe is much closer to president obama, than cheney and bush, i don't think biden will be playing basketball with barack obama on a constant basis after his presidency ends. so sometimes there is a natural tension and conflict. but certainly the relationship of the bush and cheney aren't best buddies. >> regarding how americans view bush today, there's been recent polls out there, mark, indicating that how they view him is improving. >> there are...
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president barack obama, both bushes -- 41 and 43 -- bill clinton and jimmy carter. we get our report tonight from nbc's david gregory who was our white house correspondent during the bush 43 years. >> reporter: it's difficult to remember just how popular president bush was in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the fact that america was not attacked again during the bush years is a lasting legacy. but so, too, is the bitter debate over whether the war on terror eroded civil liberties. mr. bush will always be viewed as a wartime leader. but it was the decision to invade iraq that would prove the most divisive. >> it's a war of necessity. in my judgment we had no choice when we look at the intelligence i looked at that says the man was a threat. >> reporter: the faulty intelligence, the failure to find weapons of mass destruction formed the backdrop to criticism that the president underestimated the challenges
president barack obama, both bushes -- 41 and 43 -- bill clinton and jimmy carter. we get our report tonight from nbc's david gregory who was our white house correspondent during the bush 43 years. >> reporter: it's difficult to remember just how popular president bush was in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. >> i can hear you. the rest of the world hears you. and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: the fact...